What is the difference between in-place hold and litigation hold?

Litigation Hold uses the LitigationHoldEnabled property of a mailbox to place mailbox content on hold. Whereas In-Place Hold provides granular hold capability based on query parameters and the ability to place multiple holds, Litigation Hold only allows you to place all items on hold.

Where is litigation hold or in-place hold in Outlook?

Recoverable Items folder
Litigation Hold and In-Place Hold use the Recoverable Items folder to preserve items. The Recoverable Items folder is hidden from the default view of Outlook, Outlook on the web, and other email clients. To learn more about the Recoverable Items folder, see Recoverable Items folder in Exchange Server.

What happens when you create a litigation hold?

Here’s what happens when you create a Litigation hold. Items that are permanently deleted by the user are retained in the Recoverable Items folder in the user’s mailbox for the duration of the hold. Items that are purged from the Recoverable Items folder by the user are retained for the duration of the hold.

How does in-place hold work?

When you create an In-Place Hold, you can place all items in the source mailbox or public folder on hold or you can hold only the items that meet the search criteria specified for the hold. Similarly, you can hold items indefinitely or for a specific amount of time.

Does litigation hold override retention policy?

Litigation Hold can be applied manually to limited users and data types. But, when it is used for any data, it will outdo the retention policies applied to that data. However, once the Litigation Hold is over, the retention policy will take priority over data again.

How do I find in-place holds?

In-Place Holds Use the GUID for the In-Place Hold that you identified in Step 1. The command displays the name of the hold and a list of the mailboxes the hold applies to.

How do litigation holds work?

A litigation hold prevents spoliation — destruction, alteration or mutilation of evidence. Its goal is to ensure that a plaintiff has fair access to any information that might be relevant to the litigation. A legal hold applies to both hard copies of documents and to electronically stored information (ESI).

How do you make sure that litigation hold or in place hold is enabled?

How do you know this worked?

  1. Go to Recipients > Mailboxes.
  2. In the list of user mailboxes, click the mailbox that you want to verify Litigation Hold settings for, and then click Edit .
  3. On the mailbox properties page, click Mailbox features.
  4. Under Litigation hold, verify that hold is enabled.

How do I remove someone from inplace hold?

Use the EAC to remove an In-Place Hold Navigate to Compliance management > In-Place eDiscovery & hold. In In-Place eDiscovery & Hold properties, on the In-Place Hold page, clear the Place content matching the search query in selected mailboxes on hold, and then click Save. In warning, click Yes to remove the search.

What is litigation hold used for?

Who should receive litigation holds?

Anyone else who may have potentially relevant information should also receive the litigation hold. This often includes an employee’s managers, supervisors and certain co-workers as well as HR employees and anyone who participated in the employment action(s) at issue.

When can I release a litigation hold?

The obvious answer as to when a party can lift a litigation hold is, of course, when the litigation is “over.” When litigation is over, however, may not be as apparent as you might think. Imagine you’re retained to represent a client against threatened claims.